1 Kings 4

1And kingH4428 SolomonH8010 wasH1961 kingH4428 over all IsraelH3478. 2And these were the princesH8269 whom he had: AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of ZadokH6659, the priestH3548; 3Elihoreph and AhijahH281, the sonsH1121 of Shisha, scribesH5608; JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, the recorderH2142; 4and BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 was over the hostH6635; and ZadokH6659 and AbiatharH54 were priestsH3548; 5and AzariahH5838 the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was over the officers; and Zabud the sonH1121 of NathanH5416 was chief minister, and the king’sH4428 friendH7463; 6and Ahishar was over the householdH1004; and AdoniramH141 the sonH1121 of AbdaH5653 was over the men subject to taskwork.

7And SolomonH8010 had twelve officers over all IsraelH3478, who providedH3557 victuals for the kingH4428 and his householdH1004: each man had to make provision for a monthH2320 in the yearH8141. 8And these are their namesH8034: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of EphraimH669; 9Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in ShaalbimH8169, and Beth-shemeshH1053, and Elon-beth-hanan; 10Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained SocohH7755, and all the landH776 of HepherH2660); 11Ben-abinadab, in all the height of DorH1756 (he had Taphath the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802); 12BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286, in TaanachH8590 and MegiddoH4023, and all Beth-sheanH1052 which is beside ZarethanH6891, beneath JezreelH3157, from Beth-sheanH1052 to Abel-meholahH65, as far as beyond JokmeamH3361; 13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of JairH2971 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, which are in GileadH1568; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in BashanH1316, threescore greatH1419 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346 and brazen barsH1280); 14Ahinadab the sonH1121 of IddoH5714, in MahanaimH4266; 15AhimaazH290, in NaphtaliH5321 (he alsoH1571 tookH3947 BasemathH1315 the daughterH1323 of SolomonH8010 to wifeH802); 16BaanaH1195 the sonH1121 of HushaiH2365, in AsherH836 and BealothH1175; 17JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of Paruah, in IssacharH3485; 18ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of Ela, in BenjaminH1144; 19Geber the sonH1121 of UriH221, in the landH776 of GileadH1568, the country of SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567 and of OgH5747 kingH4428 of BashanH1316; and he was the only officer that was in the landH776.

20JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478 were manyH7227 as the sandH2344 which is by the seaH3220 in multitudeH7230, eatingH398 and drinkingH8354 and making merry. 21And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl. 24For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him. 25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking. 28Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. 30And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about. 32And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five. 33And he spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spake also of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.